Eugenius (band)
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Eugenius was apop rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, that existed from 1990-1995.
Eugenius was a four-piece band, although the band members were changed several times. The following were members of the band during its existence: Eugene Kelly, guitar and vocals; Gordon Keen, guitar; Andy Bollen, drums; Joe McAlinden, bass and violin; Raymond Boyle, bass; James Seenan, bass; Brendan O'Hare, drums; Francis MacDonald, drums; Roy Lawrence, drums.
Kelly recruited the band after the separation of The Vaselines. Kelly didn't take the band seriously at first until the band Nirvana invited them to open dates on their 1991 European Tour (Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain having been a fan of The Vaselines).
In 1991 Captain America (Eugenius) released an EP called WOW! on British independent label Paperhouse, then in 1992 they released their second EP, Flame On, on the same label.
After Cobain's countless recommendations, Eugenius attracted the attention of Atlantic Records and signed up with them. In 1992 they released their first album, Oomalama, which received highly favourable reviews. But with their harmonic "pop" sound they failed to catch on with fans of grunge. Eugenius simply didn't sound enough like Nirvana to attract the latter's fanbase, although they did attract many more fans than The Vaselines ever did.
In 1994, Eugenius released three EPs, Caesar's Vein, Easter Bunny and the six-song live EP It Ain't Rocket Science, It's Eugenius!. The same year saw the release of the band's second full-length album, Mary Queen Of Scots, but once again they were unable to extend their audience to a significant extent, and in 1995 Kelly disbanded Eugenius, later re-emerging as a solo artist.
